Cannes film festival set to honour the bookworm
Coveted Palme d'Or likely to go to a screen adaptation, with many of this year's entrants borrowing from literature
Crime writer Petros Markaris channels Greek rage into fiction
Murders at heart of new book resonate strongly with a mass readership furious at Greece's tax-dodging elite
Name of Federico García Lorca’s lover emerges after 70 years
Box of mementoes reveals that young art critic Juan Ramírez de Lucas had brief affair with Spanish poet
Republishing Mein Kampf is a good idea
David Cesarani: Elements of Hitler's rant still hold some power, but it has lost its relevance even to the far right
Mein Kampf to be re-released with notes countering Hitler’s arguments
German officials hope distributing banned book will demystify views held by Nazis
Karl May: the best German writer you’ve never heard of
A century after his death, the writer – who counted Einstein and Hitler amongst his fans – is being feted across Europe. So why isn't he better known here?
The War is Dead, Long Live the War: Bosnia – The Reckoning by Ed Vulliamy – review
Ed Vulliamy's intelligent analysis of the Bosnian war does not linger on the horror but tries to explain it, writes John Simpson
Günter Grass admitted to hospital for ‘scheduled investigation’
German author who sparked recent controversy with poem criticising Israel is expected to remain in hospital for a few days
Günter Grass says Israel ban reminds him of East German Stasi
Writer banned from Israel over critical poem says only other countries that excluded him were East Germany and Burma
Günter Grass and changing German attitudes towards Israel
Hans Kundnani: The poet hopes his latest work, What Must Be Said, will prompt others to break their silence on Israel's nuclear weapons
Antonio Tabucchi obituary
Italian writer and academic with a deep love of the culture and language of Portugal
Russian publisher refuses to withdraw Stalin notebook from schools
Officials criticise school notebook featuring former dictator on cover as part of publisher's series of 20 'Great Russians'
Kevin Barry’s tale of ale enthusiasts wins Sunday Times short story award
Beer Trip to Llandudno nets Irish author £30,000 prize over shortlist featuring Room novelist Emma Donoghue
Is the Hollywood remake dead?
David Fincher's adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is only the latest English-language version of a hit Scandi film to disappoint at the box office. Have we now got a taste for 'authentic originals'?
Christine Brooke-Rose obituary
Critically acclaimed author of experimental, tongue-in-cheek novels
Tonino Guerra obituary
Screenwriter and poet who co-scripted films with Fellini, Antonioni and Tarkovsky
Dutch author Guus Kuijer wins Astrid Lindgren memorial award
UK authors Quentin Blake and Neil Gaiman miss out as jury praises Kuijer's 'philosophical insight' and 'respect for children'
China stops Tibetan blogger receiving Prince Claus award
Poet Tsering Woeser says she is under house arrest in Beijing after police tell her not to attend ceremony at Dutch embassy
Charlotte Brontë’s lost short story to be published
L'Ingratitude, which she wrote for ardour-inspiring tutor, rediscovered in museum a century after it was last heard of
The Man Without A Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen – review
James Meek applauds a courageous book that delves into the Russian prime minister's shady past
Jim Riordan obituary
Writer and translator who specialised in the sport and folk tales of the Soviet Union and also achieved success with his novels for children
French bookshops have novel plan to fight VAT rise
Booksellers hint at a possible 'labelling strike' where they would simply refuse to stick new price tags on books
Wisława Szymborska obituary
Nobel prizewinner who viewed the world through poetry
Wislawa Szymborska, ‘Mozart of poetry’, dies aged 88
Polish president joins tributes to Nobel prize-winner, calling her the country's 'guardian spirit'
Vladimir Putin plans 100-book Russian canon all students must read
The Russian prime minister prescribes his top 100 books for the nation
Megaupload investigation: Kim Dotcom denied bail
File-sharing multimillionaire faces four more weeks in jail in New Zealand after judge warns he could try to flee to Germany
Rudi van Dantzig obituary
Choreographer of socially aware ballets who became a novelist
Manuel Fraga obituary
Last minister from the Franco era, he held sway for 50 years
The Strongman by Angus Roxburgh – review
With protests on the street, has the prime minister lost his grip? By Luke Harding
Josef Škvorecký obituary
Nobel prize-nominated Czech author known for his series of semi-autobiographical, jazz-soaked novels, including The Engineer of Human Souls
Strange case of a fake Ibsen play that has gripped Scandinavia
Literary experts embarrassed after 'lost fragments' of work by Norway's famous playwright are alleged to have been forged
Ezra Pound’s daughter aims to stop Italian fascist group using father’s name
CasaPound, named after the American poet, was supported by a racist who killed two African men in Florence
Lucia Etxebarria: truly an extraordinary author
Kathryn Hughes: I understand Lucia Etxebarria's anger at illegal dowloading. But for most writers books are a labour of love, not money
Spanish novelist Lucía Etxebarria quits writing in piracy protest
Author says more copies of her book have been downloaded illegally than sold, and claims politicians too scared to act
Charlotte Brontë manuscript bought for £690,000 by Paris museum
Musée des Lettres et Manuscrits purchases miniature booklet created by author when she was 14 at auction